Watch Complications

Opinions are divided when it come to defining what makes a watch complication. The usual definition is that any indication beyond hours, minutes and seconds is a complication. However, automatic winding mechanisms or devices for cancelling out rate disparities in vertical positions, such as thetourbillonand thecarrousel, should also be included, even though they don’t display an indication. This section contains information on the practicality, workings and technical challenges of Blancpain’s watch complications.

Designed to counteract the perturbations induced by gravity on the accuracy of watches, the carrousel is a rare and fascinating complication. Blancpain has revived this device and incorporated it into a wristwatch for the first time.